A clinical evaluation of a giomer restorative system containing surface prereacted glass ionomer filler: results from a 13-year recall examination.

Background: The authors' objective was to evaluate the long-term performance of a resin-based composite restorative material (Beautifil, Shofu, Kyoto, Japan) in combination with a self-etching primer (FL-Bond, Shofu) for posterior restorations.

Methods: Two clinicians placed 61 restorations, 26 Class I and 35 Class II, in 31 patients. They placed restorations while using rubber dam isolation.

A clinical evaluation of a self-etching primer and a giomer restorative material: results at eight years.

Background: The authors evaluated the performance of a giomer restorative material (Beautifil, Shofu, Kyoto, Japan) with a self-etching primer (FL-Bond, Shofu) for posterior restorations.

Materials And Methods: Two clinicians placed 26 Class I restorations and 35 Class II restorations in 31 patients ranging in age from 21 to 62 years (mean age, 34 years). Inclusion criteria required patients to have molar-supported permanent dentition free of any edentulous spaces and no clinically significant occlusal interference, as well as one or more permanent molars or premolars requiring new or replacement Class I or II restorations.

Four-year clinical evaluation of a self-etching primer and resin-based restorative material.

Purpose: To evaluate the performance of a universal resin-based restorative material (Beautifil) in combination with a self-etching primer (Fluorobond) for posterior restorations.

Methods: 61 restorations, 26 Class I and 35 Class II, were placed by two clinicians in 31 patients under rubber dam isolation. Two other calibrated clinicians evaluated the restorations using USPHS/Ryge criteria observing the following characteristics: color match, marginal adaptation, anatomy, roughness, marginal staining, interfacial staining, contact, secondary caries, and luster.

Self-etching primer and resin-based restorative material: two-year clinical evaluation.

Purpose: This study was undertaken to evaluate the performance of posterior restorations placed using a self-etching primer (Fluorobond, Shofu Inc., Kyoto, Japan) and a universal resin-based restorative material (Beautifil, Shofu Inc., Kyoto, Japan).

Correlation of admission criteria with dental school performance and attrition.

This study was conducted to provide current information on the relationship between admission criteria and dental school performance, including the association of admission criteria and dental school outcomes such as remediation and attrition. Standard tests of bivariate association and multivariate regression models appropriate for continuous and discrete dependent variables were used to examine the relationship between multiple indicators of admission criteria and dental school performance for six recent classes at the University of Florida College of Dentistry (UFCD). The admission criteria included the undergraduate science grade point average (GPA), undergraduate non-science GPA, Dental Admissions Test (DAT) academic score, Perceptual Motor Aptitude Test (PMAT) score, and admission interview score.